Alfred Nobel

About Alfred Nobel

Alfred Nobel, a 19th-century Swedish chemist and engineer, achieved significant historical influence (#159) primarily through his invention of dynamite in 1867. This explosive profoundly impacted global construction, mining, and warfare across the late 19th and 20th centuries. In addition to his chemical and engineering breakthroughs, Nobel is, of course, the founder of the prestigious Nobel Prizes, established by his will to honor those who have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind in the fields of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, and peace.

Nobel's modern internet attention is proportionally stable, showing an Attention Gap of approximately 1x relative to his historical importance. With 878K annualized Wikipedia views in 2025, he is receiving an expected level of online engagement. This contrasts sharply with contemporaries like Oscar Wilde (#541 importance), who garners 2.0M views, suggesting that while the inventor of dynamite is remembered, his foundational contributions are less of a constant topic of modern online curiosity than cultural figures from his era.

Despite a lower absolute view count than some figures, Nobel exhibits positive momentum. His 2025 annualized view count shows a strong year-over-year increase of +21.2%, and his recent 2025 Momentum (Q1 vs Q3) is up by a remarkable +33%, indicating a growing, albeit moderate, resurgence in online interest this year.